SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. An employee may be eligible to receive donations of paid leave to be included in the employee's sick leave balance if s/he has suffered a catastrophic illness or injury which prevents the employee from being able to work or from being able to work his/her regularly scheduled number of hours. Catastrophic illness or injury is defined as a critical medical condition considered to be terminal, or a long-term major physical impairment or disability.
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. Employees having in excess of 960 hours of accumulated sick leave on the last pay period in June will be paid in the final paycheck of the fiscal year, an amount computed at the then existing hourly rate for each hour in excess of 960 hours, up to a maximum of 56 hours.
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. Effective the second pay period after this Memorandum of Understanding is approved by the Board of Supervisors, an employee may be eligible to receive donations of paid leave to be included in the employee's sick leave balance if s/he has suffered a catastrophic illness or injury which prevents the employee from being able to work. Catastrophic illness or injury is defined as a critical medical condition considered to be terminal, a long-term major physical impairment or disability.
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. (a) Every regular employee who has completed one or more years of continuous employment with the Company shall be entitled, in each calendar year to payment at their regular rate of pay for up to forty- eight (48) hours of absence due to bona fide illness, In the event that an employee commences work but becomes ill during the course of the day and does not complete their scheduled shift, such part day of absence will, for the purpose of this clause 18.02, be counted as one-half (½) day of absence due to illness. Any unused credits shall be paid to the employee within thirty (30) days of the end of that year at one hundred percent (100%) of the employees’ regular rate of pay.
(b) The sick pay credit of a regular employee, who has not completed a full year of continuous employment with the Company, shall be computed on the basis of a four (4) hours credit for each completed month of continuous employment. These sick days shall be available for use as they are earned.
(c) No payment shall be made under this Article for any day of absence in respect of which the employee is eligible for full or partial payment under any other clause of this Agreement or from any plan or fund to which the Company contributes (e.g. the Group Insurance Plan, Workers Compensation, Employment Insurance, Government Pension Plan, etc.).
(d) There will be no payment of bonus for sick days not used upon termination of employment. There will be no payout of bonus for sick days for employees who have missed more than six (6) weeks work for any reason other than vacation. The bonus payout for sick days not used is intended to be an award for attendance and to eliminate abuse of the sick day entitlements.
(e) As sick leave is designed to augment wages that would otherwise have been earned, there shall be no sick leave coverage when an employee is off work due to suspension, layoff, leave of absence, Workers’ Compensation, scheduled day off, vacation or paid holiday.
(f) An employee injured while on duty and having to leave their job because of an injury received at work shall receive their regular day’s pay provided they report for medical treatment to the local hospital or to a medical practitioner and return to work immediately following treatment (if so authorized by the attending physician) or at a time designated by the attending physician. The employee shall notify the Company of when they will be returning. If requested by the Company, the employee shall provide a medical certifica...
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. (See Exhibit A at the end of this document to review the COVID-19 Sick Leave Program).
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. SECTION 1 Sick leave shall be considered to be absent from duty with pay for the following reasons:
(a) Illness or injury, except where directly traceable to employment by employer other than the Town of East Hartford.
(b) When the employee is required to undergo medical, optical or dental treatment and only when this cannot be accomplished on off-duty hours.
(c) When the serious illness of a member of the employee’s immediate family requires personal attendance, such member shall have a reasonable amount of time to arrange for such care.
SECTION 2 Employees may be absent from duty without loss of sick time and with pay for the following reasons:
(a) If employees lose time because of illness for which they are entitled to compensation chargeable to the Town of East Hartford under the Workers’ Compensation Act, they shall receive benefits equal to normal full pay for the time of disability, with the Town making up the difference in the amount of such compensation received and the normal amount of weekly salary. This benefit shall be limited to two (2) years.
(b) If employees lose time because of an injury sustained in the line of duty for which they are entitled to compensation under the Workers’ Compensation Act, they shall receive benefits equal to normal full time pay for the time of disability, with the Town making up the difference in the amount of compensation received and the normal amount of weekly pay. This benefit shall be limited to two (2) years.
(c) When employees, in the performance of their duty, are exposed to contagious disease and contract this disease.
(d) If an employee is absent for a job-related illness or injury beyond two (2) years, they shall be paid wages which, together with Workers’ Compensation payments, do not exceed their regular weekly wage, to the extent of their accumulated sick leave. Thereafter, the employee shall receive only Workers’ Compensation payments.
SECTION 3 Sick leave shall accrue on the basis of one and one-quarter (1¼) days for each month of service, totaling fifteen (15) days per year.
SECTION 4 The amount of each employee’s accumulated sick leave credited to him/her on the day prior to the effective date of this contract shall be credited towards his/her accumulated sick leave under this contract.
SECTION 5 Unused sick leave credited to each employee may accumulate indefinitely.
SECTION 6 Sick leave shall continue to accumulate during leaves of absence with pay and during the time an employee is on authoriz...
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. (a) Every regular employee who has completed one or more years of continuous employment with the Company shall be entitled, in each calendar year to payment at their regular rate of pay for up to forty- eight (48) hours of absence due to bona fide illness, In the event that an employee commences work but becomes ill during the course of the day and does not complete their scheduled shift, such part day of absence will, for the purpose of this clause 18.02, be counted as one-half (½) day of absence due to illness. Commencing in 2023 any employee who, at the conclusion of the contract year, who has all forty-eight (48) hours remaining will be paid for the forty- eight (48) remaining hours at one hundred and twenty-five (125%) percent of the regular rate of pay that was in effect for them on the first day of the contract year. Any unused credits less than forty-eight (48) shall be paid to the employee within thirty
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. 1. All permanent employees with benefits shall be entitled to sick leave on the basis of one and one-half (1 ½) days for each calendar month worked, pro-rated for theassigned hours fraction in the case of part-time positions.
2. Employees shall not be granted paid sick leave until they have completed three (3) months' service. After three (3) months' service, employees shall be entitled to sick leave credit on the basis of one and one-half (1 ½) days for each month worked, retroactive to the first complete calendar month of employment.
3. Twelve (12) month employees shall be credited with eighteen (18) days sick leave January 01, of each calendar year.
4. Ten (10) month employees shall be credited with fifteen (15) days sick leave January 01, of each calendar year. It is understood that ten (10) month employees who work one (1) day in July and/or August shall be credited with one and one half days (1 ½) days sick leave for each month. Statutory Holiday pay and/or vacation pay paid in July or August to ten (10) month employees does not qualify the employee for the additional sick leave credits.
5. Employees absent due to illness who return from paid sick leave will have their sick leave entitlement calculated proportionately based upon the date the employee returns to work.
6. If an employee terminates before the end of the calendar year the employer shall recover any overpayment of sick leave. Such overpayment shall be recovered from vacation credits, severance pay, vacation deferment and/or from the employee's final pay.
7. An employee who has exhausted accumulated sick leave credits shall be placed on sick leave without pay.
8. An employee on sick leave without pay shall continue to accumulate sick leave credits for a maximum of six (6) months from the date of being placed on sick leave without pay.
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. 1. Illness or Injury Leave Notification and Verification Procedure: In the event of an absence due to illness or injury, employees must notify their department supervisor (or the supervisor ’s designee), prior to or at the beginning of their shift starting time. Employees who are incapacitated and cannot notify their department supervisor, must notify their supervisor at the earliest possible time and may have a spouse or other person contact their supervisor within the time limit specified above.
2. An employee that become ill or injured, while working on the job, must request their supervisor ’s approval to leave work. Those employees injured on the job must file a “First Report of Injury ” form and receive authorization for medical treatment from their supervisor.
3. The notification to the department supervisor must include a reason for the absence that is in accordance with current law and an estimated return date. This information will be logged by the department for future reference.
4. Failure to notify the department supervisor, as stated in Notification Section 1, will result in the forfeiture of the sick leave for the period of absence and may result in disciplinary action.
5. All absences not due to illness or injury must be requested as noted in the appropriate leave sections.
6. Verification In the event that employees have, in their supervisor ’s sole opinion, an absenteeism problem, an excessive use of sick leave, or have a suspicious absence or group of absences, the supervisor may attempt to verify the absence or proper use of sick leave by any of the following:
a. Telephoning the employee at home (or appropriate location).
b. Visiting employee at home.
c. A sub-xxxx investigation.
d. A medical evaluation at the City ’s expense, or
e. A medical evaluation at the employee ’s expense (A licensed physician must complete the medical evaluation which must include the reason for the absence and permission to return to work.
7. Where an excessive absenteeism pattern has been established without clear justification for said leave, a supervisor may schedule a counseling session to determine the reasons or justification for the excessive use. The counseling session shall be conducted by the Personnel Officer and other attendees of the session shall include the employee, a representative chosen by the employee, if any, and the department representatives. This session shall be documented by a written summary of the abuse problems and discussion. The ...
SICK LEAVE PROGRAM. A Sick Leave program, providing up to 26 weeks coverage for employees who qualify for sick leave, shall be implemented at no cost to the employee.
